The Eel (1997)
1h 57m
Running Time
May 12, 1997Release Date
The Eel (1997)
1h 57m
Running Time
May 12, 1997Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Subs
SubsCurrently The Eel is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Filmin, Acontra Plus, Acontra Plus Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇪🇸 Spain
Cast & Crew.
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako Nakajima
Show Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Tomorowo Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita
Sanshō Shinsui
Doctor
Koichi Ueda
Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satō
Jukichi Takada
Hiso Ino
Producer
Fumio Tokita
Nakajima
Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer
Shōhei Imamura
Director / Writer
Daisuke Tengan
Writer
Motofumi Tomikawa
Writer
Akira Yoshimura
Novel
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Shigeru Komatsubara
Cinematography
Hajime Okayasu
Editor
Hisao Inagaki
Production Design
Yoshio Yamada
Set Decoration
Toshiharu Aida
Set Decoration
Shigeko Ikawa
Makeup Artist
Kazuo Matsuda
Costume Supervisor
Rumi Shiina
Miho Shimizu
Zeeko Uchiyama
Kentarô Sakai
Takashi Odajima
Masahiro Noguchi
Kazuyuki Senba
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 12, 1997
Original Nameうなぎ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi) is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura and starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers. It shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry. It also won the 1998 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.
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